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Focus on the East Tennessee &amp; Western North Carolina RailroadSun, 20 Dec 1998 08:39:02 -0800Re: Why the orange stripe on the diesels?https://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16976
I am doing the same in HO for our local HO railroad club that primarily uses dismal’s.<br /><br />When I reviewed the old photos I thought about the University of Tennessee and their colors “big orange.” Go VOLS!!<br /><br />Doc Tom in Tennessee.tomgmd@... (Tom Grabenstein)Thu, 17 Jan 2019 02:49:20 -0800Re: Why the orange stripe on the diesels?https://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16975
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type"/></head><body>They used orange paint in the truck paint shop.<div><br/></div><div>The excursion cars belonged to TVRM<br/><br/><div id="AppleMailSignature"></div><div><br/></div></div>keriddle@... (Ken Riddle)Wed, 16 Jan 2019 15:08:34 -0800Why the orange stripe on the diesels?https://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16974
I&#39;ve been pondering making a O scale model of RS-3 210, and I started looking at old photos of her. She was in pure SRR &#34;tuxedo&#34; paint with ET&amp;WNC lettering for a short while and apparently at some point before 1973, she had a bright orange stripe at the bottom. <br/>Why orange? I thought that the high school in Elizabethton (the one that I think butted up against the right of way near the Bemberg depot) had black and orange for their school colors, was it for that reason?<br/>Also, I recently found a photo of some excursion cars painted in black and orange with ET markings in the 70s. What ever happened to them?<br/>Leeleebishop1944@... (Lee Bishop)Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:14:02 -0800Historical society membershiphttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16973
I received my membership package Monday Jan 14,<br/> Bill Oram<br/>Louisburg,NCbilloram@... (William Oram)Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:19:46 -0800Re: Newsletterhttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16972
<font color="black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I got my copy here on the Western Shore of the Chesapeake <u>today Wednesday </u>Jan 16th
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Where was lumber loaded along the ET and how was it loaded? Thanks!<br/><br/>Nathannathan.kline83@... (NarrowMinded1)Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:01:05 -0800Re: Newsletterhttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16970
<br/>Arrived in Hendersonville TN yesterday. <br/><br/>Sent from Xfinity Connect Application<br/><br/><br/>chris.bryant@... (Chris Bryant)Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:58:31 -0800Re: Newsletterhttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16969
<div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr"><span>Arrived in JAX area, yesterday.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br/></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Sheldon</span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1547580162122_100293"><br/><br/></div></div>sheldondaitch@... (Sheldon Daitch)Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:50:46 -0800Newsletterhttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16968
Got my January Historical Society newsletter today here in Memphis.<br /><br />Big thanks should go out to Curtis Brookshire and all the contributors who help him fill that excellent publication so we can all keep up with what’s happening with our favorite little railroad. <br /><br />Thanks many times over also should go to our Treasurer Patricia Jennings who gets all the addressing and mailing done in a very timely manner to get these out to everyone with a minimum of fuss!<br /><br />Thanks y’all!<br /><br />This issue will get posted to the website in a week or so as soon as everyone has received their mailed copies.<br /><br />Chris <br /><br /><br />Chris Ford<br />President - ET&amp;WNC Railroad Historical Society<br />www.etwncrrhs.org<br />chris@...<br />901-497-0809<br />www.cfordart.comchris@... (Chris Ford)Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:47:26 -0800Re: ET Trucking signhttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16967
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type"/></head><body>Very cool. I barely remember seeing those trucks in JC area in the late 50s.<div><br/></div><div>Steve Austin </div><div>Elkhorn Iron &amp; Timber Co </div>sea110947@... (Steve Austin)Tue, 15 Jan 2019 07:34:14 -0800Re: ET Trucking signhttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16966
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<div dir="ltr">Nice find Chris. I found three different types down in Mississippi. So they were all over. The guy that had them let me take them off the trucks. I saw one last year in Asheville but didn’t get it because he wanted $900 for it and I already had
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<div>Nice find, Chris!<div><br/></div><div>Mark Lewis </div></div>narrowrails12@... (Mark Lewis)Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:40:05 -0800ET Trucking signhttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16964
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chris@... (Chris Ford)Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:14:05 -0800Re: No. 11 BOILER COLOR IN 1940shttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16963
I&#39;ve used Testor&#39;s Metalizer paint, but I think it has been discontinued. You can use graphite powder (like you use for lubricating locks) and seal it.<br /><br />Dan<br />---- Tim Miles &lt;tim.miles99@...&gt; wrote:dmstenger@... (Dan Stenger)Sun, 13 Jan 2019 19:31:57 -0800Re: That Vulcan from Doe River Gorge...https://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16962
Is it still being restored?jonahsnyder12190@... (Tweetsie12)Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:54:57 -0800Re: No. 11 BOILER COLOR IN 1940shttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16961
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type"/></head><body>Thanks Ken. I’ll try them.<div><br/></div><div>Best.</div><div><br/><div>
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type"/></head><body>Many thanks Johnny, I thought that might be the case.<div><br/></div><div>Best wishes.</div><div><br/><div>
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The boiler jackets on the tenwheelers had a planished boiler jacket. No paint on any of them until No. 12 got painted jacket at TRR. <br/>Johnnyjohnnyg@... (johnny graybeal)Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:30:53 -0800Re: No. 11 BOILER COLOR IN 1940shttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16958
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type"/></head><body>Go to the company “powder by the pound” that supplies the powder coat people. Get them to send you a sample of “blue ice explosion”. It is just exactly right. I’m a live steam guy and rebuilt a 2 1/2” scale Shay that had actual planished iron cylinder jackets. Next engine I did I wanted a similar color for the jacket. Friend in the powder coat world found it and it is just right.<div><br/></div><div>Ken<br/><br/><div id="AppleMailSignature"></div><div><br/></div></div>keriddle@... (Ken Riddle)Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:27:01 -0800MDC 4-6-0'shttps://groups.io/g/ETWNC/message/16957
<p style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px;">Hi, all,</p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px;">I usually just lurk on this list but the recent mention of MDC HOn3 inside frame engines as the basis for ET&amp;WNC engines caught my attention.</p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px;">One comment was that the MDC engines did not run very well. This might be true if you used the gears that came with the kit but NWSL makes replacement gears that solve that problem. I have a number of MDC inside frame 2-8-0&#39;s that I have run for 15-20 years and they do great.</p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px;">Yes, they are no longer in production BUT they come up on Ebay fairly often and at reasonable prices. I did convert one to a 4-6-0 and it ran OK but I eventually wore out the gearing. I think that this was due to trying to get the engine weight to balance on three axles. I stuffed so much weight into the rear portion of the boiler/cab that it was too much for the mechanism. I was using MDC cabs and boilers for the project and because they are solid zamac, the engine always tended to be nose-heavy.</p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px;">Anyway, given the scarcity of Train &amp; Trooper 4-6-0&#39;s and the cost, and now that someone is doing the boiler in 3D printing, this is, IMHO, a viable option for modeling the ET&amp;WNC.</p>
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<p style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 16px;">George Pierson</p>gpierson@... (George Pierson)Sun, 13 Jan 2019 13:42:36 -0800